Tag: Civil Servants

FG launches ₦10bn housing loan for civil servants

Aminu Imam
FG launches housing loan

The Federal Government has approved a ₦10 billion housing loan scheme aimed at improving access to home ownership for civil servants, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, announced yesterday in Abuja. Speaking during a press briefing, Walson-Jack said the initiative would be implemented through the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board. According to her, the scheme is designed to enhance stability and productivity within the civil service by enabling workers to own homes. “The Federal Government has approved…

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Minimum Wage: Civil servants demand ₦154, 000

Aminu Imam
Civil servants on min. wage

…Say “Enough is enough” The National Public Service Negotiating Council (NPSNC) has called for a ₦154,000 minimum wage and a 120% increase in salaries and allowances for Nigerian public workers, citing the “life of servitude” many currently endure. The demand was made in a letter dated March 12, 2026, addressed to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Titled: ‘Urgent Need for the Upward Review of Salaries and Allowances of Workers in the Nigerian Public Service and Commendation for the Approval of Gratuity Payment to…

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Federal workers demand immediate payment of ₦175,000 Wage award arrears

Aminu Imam
Federal workers demand

A storm is brewing across the federal civil service as frustration reaches a boiling point over the Federal Government’s continued delay in paying the ₦175,000 wage award arrears owed to workers.  The arrears, covering five months from April, remain unpaid despite multiple promises and assurances from the Government. Workers, who had initially welcomed the wage award as a palliative to cushion the rising cost of living, now feel betrayed by what they describe as the government’s “delay tactics”. Many believe the delay is deliberate and aimed at avoiding full payment…

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“No worker in Kaduna earns below ₦70,000” – Gov. Uba Sani

Aminu Imam
Gov. Uba Sani

Governor Uba Sani, of Kaduna State, has said there is no civil servant currently earning less than the ₦70,000 national minimum wage in the State. The governor, who reiterated his antecedents as a human rights activist, further said that the least paid worker earns ₦72,000. He stated this while delivering his address at the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration at Murtala Square, Kaduna. The Governor, however, acknowledged that what has not been resolved is the issue of incremental adjustment of salaries, promising that the issue would be resolved. “I have been…

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Kwara: Workers without residency number won’t get Nov. salary, bonus – Govt.

Aminu Imam
Kwara workers

Kwara State Government has said public sector workers without valid Kwara State Residents Registration Agency, (KWSRRA), numbers will not receive salary or bonuses for November 2024.  In an issued statement yesterday, signed by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Babatunde AbdulRasheed, the government said the  KWSRRA is empowered by law to have relevant data of every resident in the State and allocate unique identities to each person for effective planning, resource management, service delivery, and public safety, among others. The statement said, In line with the administrations commitment to accountability…

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Ghost Workers: Police tops list, as ICPC uncovers over 12,000 fake staff

Aminu Imam
ICPC uncovers

No fewer than 22,074 suspicious personnel have been identified on the Federal Governments payroll by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). It was learnt that the personnel were found across various Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and tertiary institutions. According to reports, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was allegedly the most implicated. The total financial impact of these 12,174 personnel was estimated at N34,808,740,634.37. The Commission found that last year, the government disbursed N37,103,337,614.40 to these suspicious employees, despite the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel…

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Nasarawa Gov. approves implementation of outstanding promotion for civil servants

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Nasarawa State Map

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has approved the immediate implementation of all outstanding promotions for civil servants in the state. The governor announced the approval at a meeting with the organised labour and its affiliates on Monday in Lafia. The governors decision followed the request by the leadership of the union that outstanding promotions from 2018 to date be implemented before payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000. Speaking at the meeting, Sule said that he called for the engagement because the government had concluded plans to begin implementation…

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“Sanction civil servants collecting salaries after relocating abroad” – Tinubu orders

Aminu Imam
Tinubu orders

…Demands refund of money fraudulently collected President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants collecting salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department Heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. Tinubu gave the directive on Saturday, at the award night organised by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service (HOCSF) of the Federation to commemorate the ‘2024 Civil Service Week’. The event…

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FG uncovers 1,618 civil servants with fake employment letters

Aminu Imam
FG on civil servants

The Federal Government has in the past year identified and removed 1,618 officers from the Civil Service, who were found to have illegal and fake employment letters. These individuals have been deleted from the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS). This revelation was made by Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, during a media parley in Abuja as part of the ‘2024 Civil Service Week’ celebrations. The events theme was: Education for an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased…

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FG approves 25%, 35% salary rise for civil servants

Aminu Imam
Asiwaju on pay uncrease

The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary increase for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. The salary structure is the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure, (CONPSS); Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure, (CONRAISS); Consolidated Police Salary Structure, (CONPOSS); Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure, (CONPASS); Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure, (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure, (CONAFSS). According to an issued statement signed by the Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku said the increases…

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